Mark Rutherford School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Jun 15 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Bedford
Unique reference
139160
Address
Wentworth Drive, MK41 8PX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1259 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
50.3%
Girls
49.7%
First language not English
14.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.6%
Persistent absence
24.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 59.4%
Other White 12.1%
Mixed 11.5%
African 4.9%
Indian 3.7%
Caribbean 1.9%
Unclassified 1.6%
Pakistani 1.3%
Other Asian 1.2%
Bangladeshi 1%
Other 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.03
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.11
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 32%
Local authority average 36%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 39%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.9
Local authority average 43.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.65
Local authority average 3.81
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award16
Health StudiesTechnical Award21
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE59
AstronomyGCSE8
BiologyGCSE83
Business Studies:SingleGCSE71
ChemistryGCSE83
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE63
Design & TechnologyGCSE38
DanceGCSE18
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Mark Rutherford School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
214
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
130
2nd preference
179
3rd preference
107
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
130
2nd preference
53
3rd preference
21
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes18.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
187
93
94
Year 8
217
121
96
Year 9
232
125
107
Year 10
226
119
107
Year 11
235
117
118
Year 12
88
32
56
Year 13
74
26
48
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
79.0%
86.4%
85.6%
Further education
40.0%
42.0%
35.4%
School sixth form
38.0%
43.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.1%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.9%
0.5%
Entering employment
6.0%
3.9%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
2.6%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
5.6%
5.9%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.5%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
54.0%
52.0%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
15.0%
13.5%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
5.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
5.0%
2.7%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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